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protect1.jpg : An up-armored Humvee undergoes a mine test at the Vehicle Vulnerability/Lethality Test Range at Aberdeen Test Center. The center, at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., tests equipment ranging from tanks to protective vests and helmets to ensure they're effective and safe for warfighters.

protect2.jpg : Spc. William McGrath, Bravo Company, 12th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, engages the enemy after coming under fire in Buhriz, Iraq, on Feb. 15. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)

protect3.jpg : U.S. Army Spc. William McGrath and Spc. Daniel Brothers, Bravo Company, 12th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, launch a grenade toward a house after coming under fire in Buhriz, Iraq, on Feb. 15. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)

protect4.jpg : U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Vince Foster from Bravo Company, 12th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, provides security during a short halt in Buhriz, Iraq, on Feb. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)

protect5.jpg : U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Adam Johnson provides security over workers from a flour factory during a raid, Feb. 27, 2007, in Mosul, Iraq. Johnson is with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vanessa Valentine

protect6.jpg : U.S. Army Staff Sgts. Adam Johnson and William Johnson discuss the location of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device that exploded nearby during a raid on a flour factory in Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 27, 2007. The soldiers are with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vanessa Valentine

protect7.jpg : U.S. Army Capt. Scott Steele, assigned to the Military Transition Team, provides security during Operation Brown Hawk in Tahrir, Iraq, on Feb. 25, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall

protect8.jpg : U.S. Army Soldiers rest during a mission to search out and capture insurgents in As Sadah, Iraq, March 1, 2007. The Soldiers are from Charlie Troop 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regimen (Reconnaissance), 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

protect9.jpg : U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Prendergast gives a local intelligence briefing to security forces airmen who write down important information during guardmount, Feb. 15, 2007, at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Prendergast is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth

protect10.jpg : U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Darrell Shelton gives a daily situational awareness briefing during security forces guardmount, Feb. 15, 2007, at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Shelton is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth

protect11.jpg : U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lawrence Reents checks identification before allowing a vehicle to pass through an entry control point, Feb. 16, 2007, at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Reents is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth

protect12.jpg : U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lawrence Reents and Airman 1st Class Sean Stanton perform a walking patrol near an F-16 Fighting Falcon hazardous aircraft shelter, Feb. 16, 2007, at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Balad security forces patrol the airfield to gain a closer perspective of equipment and personnel. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth

protect13.jpg : U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Brown and Airman 1st Class Robert Lisenbee survey their sector from a perimeter guard tower at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth

protect14.jpg : U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Moore and Senior Airman Taliesin Fortmuller use a Global Positioning System receiver and binoculars to pinpoint and identify the point of impact and any possible unexploded ordnance after an indirect fire attack, Feb. 19, 2007, against Balad Air Base, Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth

protect15.jpg : U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Marquis Garvin searches a third-country national contractor's vehicle for illegal items such as weapons and hand-drawn maps that could be used against military forces at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth

protect16.jpg : U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt Daniel Thibeault (right), an explosive ordnance disposal Marine from Combat Logistics Battalion attached to Battalion Landing Team 2/4, demonstrates to Marines the proper way to prepare ordnance for disposal, Feb. 22, 2007. EOD performs various functions for the battalion such disposal of improvised explosive devices, weapons and post blast analysis. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt Tracie G. Kessler

protect17.jpg to protect19.jpg : Marines with the Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based Battalion Landing Team 2/4 are shown the proper way to prepare ordnance for disposal by explosive ordnance disposal Marines, Feb. 22, 2007. EOD performs various functions for the battalion such disposal of improvised explosive devices, weapons and post blast analysis. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt Tracie G. Kessler

protect20.jpg : U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt Aaron Salyi (left), explosive ordnance disposal cheif from Combat Logistics Battalion attached to Battalion Landing Team 2/4, demonstrates to Marines the proper way to prepare ordnance for disposal, Feb. 22, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt Tracie G. Kessler